Sydney’s James Duckworth suffered a first-round defeat at the Australian Open on Monday, beaten by Italian Paolo Lorenzi in four sets.
Playing his sixth Australian Open, the 24-year-old fought back from two sets to love down before succumbing 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (7-4) 6-4 at Melbourne Park.
Lorenzi will face 29th-seeded Serbian Victor Troicki in the second round.
